For its return from the international break, <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/ligue-1-im-not-here-to-create-a-bad-atmosphere-laurent-koscielny-reacts-to-his-sidelining-from-bordeaux/" title="Ligue 1: "I'm not here to create a bad atmosphere", Laurent Koscielny reacts to his sidelining from Bordeaux”>LOSC travels to hostile territory on the AS Monaco pitch. The objective is simple: to bring down the championship leader in his lair.
Where and how to follow the meeting?
Ready to start a third cycle until mid-November? To begin its marathon of six matches in 24 days, LOSC travels to the Rock, where its men will face AS Monaco of Maghnes Akliouche, Alexander Golovin, Takumi Minamino and Eliesse Ben Seghir. This troop, which defeated the Mastiffs on its lawn last season (1-0), advances with a status, that of leader of Ligue 1 after seven disputed days. This meeting, scheduled for this Friday at 8:45 p.m. on DAZN, will obviously be followed live at our partner restaurant At Office V2 located at 21 avenue Avenir, 59650 Villeneuve d’Ascq, who will broadcast it.
The meeting will be kicked off by Eric Wattellier (37 years old), thirteenth best referee for the 2023-2024 season. He will be accompanied by Hicham Zakrani et Ludovic Reyes along the sidelines, as well asAurélien Petit in the role of 4th referee. Jerome Brisard and a referee whose identity has yet to be designated will be responsible for video assistance to the refereeing. The French referee has already crossed paths with LOSC this season, it was during a victorious trip to Reims on the first day of the championship (0-2). The press conference which will introduce this meeting will take place this Thursday, October 17, the day before the match, from 1 p.m..
History of recent meetings
It’s simple, AS Monaco has had an almost perfect start to the season! With 19 points taken in the championship, six victories and a draw, the Monegasques got off to the second best start in their history. They only managed to do better during the 1960-1961 season with a flawless performance and 21 points on the clock. They are also one of the last undefeated teams on the continent. There are only four of them in this very exclusive club with Arsenal, Manchester City and Juventus.
However, LOSC has always managed to hamper AS Monaco in recent weeks and obviously wants to do it again this Friday, upon returning from the international break. Having managed to break a 36-match unbeaten streak by defeating Real Madrid in the Champions League, the Mastiffs have nothing to be ashamed of against an opponent whose streak has not yet reached ten.
Summary of recent meetings:
- AS Monaco – LOSC, 04/24/2024: 1-0
- LOSC – AS Monaco, 29/10/2023 : 2-0
- AS Monaco –LOSC, 05/14/2023: 0-0
- LOSC – AS Monaco, 23/10/2022 : 4-3
- LOSC – AS Monaco06/05/2022 : 1-2
Summary of a recent meeting
At the time, in the middle of April (2024), AS Monaco did not really display the same regularity. With three consecutive wins, his men were struggling in front of their home crowd and had only won one of their last seven home games. Thus, LOSC managed to shake them up, creating serious chances like an attempt by Hakon Haraldsson or the post hit by Gabriel Gudmundsson. On the other hand, Lucas Chevalier had to pull out all the stops on a trip to the feet of Folarin Balogun.
The appearance of this game was nevertheless changed by the premature exit of Benjamin André, injured (57′), which caused the Mastiffs to lose control of the game. The latter made a series of errors on the restart and it was paid in cash. Ayyoub Bouaddi lost the leather and offered a shot to Youssouf Fofana who struck from distance to open the scoring (61′). However, even if the chances were mainly Monegasque, LOSC should have obtained a penalty on a high tackle by Takumi Minamino on Tiago Santos, remember… This was the last hot action of the match, won by AS Monaco (1-0) on the Rock.
